to grimace; to make a wry face
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve