to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
quick firing; rapid firing
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)