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
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
in the face of; in defiance of
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to do someone in; to bump someone off
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
conviction; belief; confidence
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
continuation; succession; series
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to escape from; to get out
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
capacity; volume; capacitance
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
right; correct; proper; righteous; just