greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
directly opposite; right in front
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
formal marriage interview
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
change; transformation; inversion
to faint; to be exhausted
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to put into the mouth; to eat
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
looking on; remaining a spectator
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing