rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to spend time (on doing something)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to thrust before; to thrust at
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
bravery; valor; valour; military prowess
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
falsely similar; counterfeit
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
blizzard; furious snowstorm
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to some extent; to a certain extent
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
remaining; left-over; excess
to resound; to echo; to reverberate