to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
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
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
what do you want?; can I help you?
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
experimental; provisional
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
course; route; path; process; stages
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
late at night; at a late hour
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
something; some kind of; for some reason
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to