shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
stealthily; secretly; in secret
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
operation; functioning; running
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
former name for makushita division
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
in succession; one after another
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
explosive; blasting powder
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to crawl out of; to creep out of
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon