heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
dealing with; coping with
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
change; transformation; inversion
to repeat; to do something over again
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to maintain; to continue to have
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
besides; in addition; also; moreover
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)