to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be sacked; to be dismissed
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
identifiable; personalized
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to become settled; to be fixed
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be opposite; to face each other
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit