to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
healing item; health item
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
number of times; frequency; count
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
frequency (of occurrence)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
end; close; conclusion; termination
auto; automatic; auto; automobile; three-wheeler truck; oat
being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with
simultaneous; all at once
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal