to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
by sheer strength; by brute force
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
principle; theory; fundamental truth
armchair theory; impracticable theory
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to cover fully; to wrap around
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
interval; step; pitch; key
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
leather shoes; leather boots
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point