to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
place where one works; construction site; working area
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
connection; linking; linkage; link
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
running too fast; pacing oneself too fast while running
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
sense of smell; olfaction
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
bet; wager; stake; gamble
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
mental; spiritual; emotional
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
matter of time; question of time
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!