to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
among these; between these; of these
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
as; because; with; due to
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
pistol; handgun; revolver
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)