very loose; slowly; leisurely
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
fall; drop; descent; coming down
acceleration; speeding up
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
pair; the two; both persons; both things
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
matter of time; question of time
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
left side; left-hand side
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
four (long cylindrical things)
in succession; one by one
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)