hesitation; indecision; vacillation
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
United States men's Olympic basketball team
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
during; for the duration of
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
courtroom sketch; courtroom illustration
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
in the meanwhile; during the time
to become possible; to become able to (do)
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to take command; to give direction
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
reaching; attaining; arrival
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
retail store; retail shop
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up