hesitation; indecision; vacillation
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
another thing; exception; special case
to challenge (a person) to a fight
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
prospects of victory; chances of success
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
visual confirmation; sighting
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to fly around; to scatter
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred