postponement; moving to a later date
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
counting "stars" to tally the score to date; how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to govern; to manage; to subdue
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
call; summons; convening; convocation
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
guess; speculation; supposition
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
minority group (party); minority
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)