from out of nowhere; from who knows where
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
irritation; annoyance; frustration
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
comma; decimal point; radix point
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
diversion; distraction; feint
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to be boiled; to be cooked
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
upward adjustment; upward revision
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic