grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
technique; art; skill; move
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
by means of; due to; because of; according to
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
not caring; not giving a damn
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous