to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
individual; private person; personal; private
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
shape-of-the-mind fist; Hsing I Chuan
(not so) much; (not) very
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
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)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
go that far; to that extent
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
leader of a delegation (body, party)
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium