extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
large build; large pattern
advantage or disadvantage
the world in general; society; convention
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
trick; contrivance; cleverness
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
escape; skipping (a class); cutting class; escape (key); escapement (clock mechanism)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)