to chase; to run after; to pursue
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
(computer) command; command key; commando
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
preservation; retainment; keeping
both hands; both arms; ten
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to place firmly; to hit very hard
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
assistant ...; probationary ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
originally; by nature; from the start
counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack
taking the field first, thus batting second
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst