motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
judgment; judgement; discernment
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
offense and defense; offence and defence
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to indicate; to show; to point to
one thin flat object; one sheet
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to miss; to fail to capitalize; to fail to capitalise
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand