to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
conviction; belief; confidence
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
supervised; under surveillance
training; drill; practice; discipline
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
big frame; large figure; huge body
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)