book; volume; this; present; main; head
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
close call; narrow escape
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
step; stride; counter for steps
elementary level; beginner level
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
letter (of alphabet); character; writing