check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
covering; protection; backing; relief
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
putting into operation; invocation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
substantial matter; significant item
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
level; standard; water level
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned