to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to jar; to creak; to grate
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be conspicuous; to stand out
external wound; (physical) trauma
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
memory; sense; experience
again (and again); once again; yet again
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
ascending and descending; going up and down
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
the last moment; the very end
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)