trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
behind; in the rear; in back
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
successfully; with success
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to apologize; to apologise
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
power; might; authority; influence
palm heel; heel of the palm
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
recovery; rescue; recapture
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy