in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
number of ways; several ways; several kinds
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
working; being employed; being hired
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
higher rank; better position
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
freely; right and left; as one pleases
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might