disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
showing one's face in public; facing another person
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
busy; having no (free) time
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
unanticipated; unexpected
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
probability; likelihood; chances
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
strength of a brushstroke