just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
addition; adding; supplement
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; lottery (i.e. something decided by chance)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
lower half of the body; nether parts
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example