tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to do someone in; to bump someone off
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
research; study; investigation
person of high rank or position
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
little by little; bit by bit
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
lethality; killing effectiveness
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself