to take measures (against); to take steps
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
failure; mistake; blunder
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
each time it happens; at all such times
with a start; with a jump
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
falling apart while cooking
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
absorption; suction; attraction
accomplishment; execution
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
flexible body (esp. in gymnastics); agile physique
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)