to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
serious; not joking; straight
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
how long; how far; how much
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)
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
bureau director; office chief
in person; personally; directly
central government office; head office; this office
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
intercept; interception; counter-attack
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
chance (of success); odds