top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
as you see; as you can see
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to rush over; to run up to
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
all but dead; half killed
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
one's post; place of work; workplace
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
long; drawn-out; very long
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
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.)
ready with a rifle leveled
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
in deep black; in jet black
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate