to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
shift away from manufacturing to an information and service-based economy; softening; release (e.g. of a movie) on home video (e.g. DVD, BD, VHS)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff