to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
difference; variation; difference
to stand firm; to hold out
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
Xuanzong (Emperor of China, r. 712-756)
completely; absolutely; totally
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)