suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
technique; art; skill; move
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
first thing in the morning
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
attendance; presence; appearance
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to collect; to assemble; to gather
material; materials; data; information; documents
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
performance of one's official duties
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
manner of using one's hands
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)
back (of a chair); backrest
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)