slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
in spite of; regardless of
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
several sheets (flat objects)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to part left and right; to open out
instant; moment; for an instant
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to lose sight of; to miss
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)