seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
defense capability (defence)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
several shots; several blows
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to need; to call for; to require
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct