skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
advanced level; high grade; senior
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
ectogenesis; outside the body
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
front; frontage; facade; main
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
importance; emphasis; stress
other than; excluding; without
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
fate; destiny; predestination
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
two (long cylindrical things)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
perception; sensing; noticing
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to distract one's attention
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)