to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to comfort; to console; to amuse
with a start; with a jump
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival