check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
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)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
in the meanwhile; during the time
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
please; somehow or other; one way or another
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
number of times; frequency; count
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
eye measurement; measure with eye
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be in danger of; to be liable to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be needed; to be wanted
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around