gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to crouch; to squat; to cower
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to tumble down; to roll down
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
parting ways after a quarrel
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to shout (in anger); to yell
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
no, not like that (but like this)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to lose sight of; to miss
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
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.)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means