essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to cover fully; to wrap around
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
good-natured; of good character
natural voice (without a microphone)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
another thing; exception; special case
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
succession; continuation; series; sequence
resolute; determined; bold
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
high; noble; refined; advanced
considerably; greatly; a lot
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to put into effect; to put into practice
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
as before; as ever; as it was originally