to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
opening fully; full throttle; full power
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to sniff out; to get wind of
reason; cause; circumstances
just a minute; small quantity
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle