to push aside; to brush aside
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
if you think about it; come to think of it
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
belief; faith; conviction
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
early on; earlier on; from early
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
change of job; change of occupation; career change
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to make a firm resolution
pure and innocent; immaculate
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)