center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
wherein; therein; thereinto
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
even though; despite; when
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
support; backing; aid; assistance
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
stairs; stairway; staircase
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
head start; initiative; preemption
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
each time it happens; at all such times
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
large number (of); many; majority
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
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally