to look upwards; to look up
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to take back; to recapture
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
detour; circumvention; turning movement
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
moment by moment; hour by hour
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
double; twice (as much); twofold
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
in the same manner as before; the same as always
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
on the occasion of; at the time of
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
blow; hit (on the body); beating