subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
originally; by nature; from the start
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to run about; to rush about
choices; alternatives; options
specialization; specialisation
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn