on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
while; even though; despite
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
celebratory ceremony; celebration
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
small quantity; little; little while; short distance