center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
risky; dangerous; insecure
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
colorless and transparent
to rain incessantly; to downpour
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand