final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to run around; to bustle about
herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
dust protection; dust cover
to crawl into; to work oneself into
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
to be intimate with; to befriend
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); Quercus gilva (species of oak)
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
still; even now; to this day
feeling on the skin; skin sensation
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
control; check; restraint; inhibition
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity