to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
high efficiency; high performance
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
popular name; common name; given name
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
largest class; top category
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
apparently; appears to be
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to lead someone around by the nose
young girl; lass; adolescent female
trivial; not amounting to much
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips