to be doing; to be in the process of doing
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
by means of; due to; because of; according to
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
one-sided; partial; unfair
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
possibility; potential; expandability
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
energy conservation; economical use of energy
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
to throw up; to vomit; to spew
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
comparatively high; fairly expensive
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
phase space; topological space
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver