gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to watch over; to watch attentively
threshold; breaking point
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
risky; dangerous; insecure
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
front; frontage; facade; main
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to complain; to make a complaint
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
continuation; succession; series
to fall flat; to fall face down
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly