slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
extremely low temperature (below 0.01 K)
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
wheat straw; barley straw
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone