rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
don't you think?; indicates question
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
chance (of success); odds
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to turn towards; to point
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import