being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
gradually; slowly but steadily
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to work without sleep or rest
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to affect; to impact; to influence
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
carrying (child) under arm
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
be (that) as it may; having said that
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
un-; non-; negative prefix
you could say; you might say; verging on the
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to be tired of looking at
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
one's every action; every single move
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
technical skill; ability; capacity
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation