counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
corridor; hallway; passageway
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
based on; built on; made from
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
left breast; left side of the chest
number one; first; best; most; game; round
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
no!; no no!; no, not at all
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
minimum; at the very least
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp