sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
inaccurate; incorrect; inexact; imprecise
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
contemplation; meditation
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
chance (of success); odds
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
judgment; judgement; discernment
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
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.)
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
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
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to miss; to fail to get; to fail to obtain; to miss (the meaning); to misunderstand
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
another; different; something else
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand