a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
mountaineering club; mountain area
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
along; parallel to; in accordance with
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
drama; play; powerful drug
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire