to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
while; during; while; although; all; both
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
discovery; detection; finding
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
surroundings; environs; circumference
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lock-opening; lock-picking
scaling; climbing; ascending
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
creeping; crawling; sneaking
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread