to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
image; figure; figure; form; image
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
living thing; organism; creature; biology
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
at the present time; as of now; at this time
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to squash; to crush; to flatten
form; shape; figure; visage
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
young animal (esp. mammal)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
surveillance system; monitoring system
forensic medicine; forensic pathology; medical jurisprudence; legal medicine
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
to begin; to set about; to start
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance (to); modeling; modelling
while alive; during one's lifetime