wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
way of the sword; swordsmanship
tank (military vehicle); chariot
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
way; method; means; resource; course
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
floor above; floor upstairs
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
force (bulldoze) one's way through
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)