concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to shed light; to cast light
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
great speed; recklessly fast speed
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to crumble away; to collapse
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
single word; a few words; brief comment
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
inspection; examination; survey
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact