hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to go along; to walk along; to follow
looking on; remaining a spectator
just above; right overhead
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
threefold; folded in three
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
depending on; dependent on
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)