just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to cover fully; to wrap around
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
storehouse; warehouse; godown
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to yell; to rant; to rave
threat; intimidation; menace
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
critical point (temperature)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
stepping back; drawing back
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
because of; owing to; due to
reaching; attaining; arrival
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
being too late; losing one's final chance