to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
validity; verification; propriety
to some extent; to a certain extent
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to crack; to develop a crack
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
this world; this life; world of the living
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
backflip; backward somersault
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold