palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
specialization; specialisation
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to place firmly; to hit very hard
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take someone's life; to kill someone
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
bluff; false show of power; bold front
opposite; reverse; contrary
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt