now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
heart sound; cardiac sound
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
unlucky day; bad day; evil day; critical day (for a crop)
to fire into; to shoot into
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
sidearm throw; sidearm delivery; sidearm pitch
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
supercompensation; overcompensation
ability; performance; efficiency
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
specialization; specialisation
and yet; despite (all) that
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute