to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
(not) even once; (not) ever
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
as (for); for; in the capacity of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
any more; any further; any better; any longer
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to increase; to add to; to augment
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to begin to walk; to set out
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
stepwise; one step at a time
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to burst open; to pop; to split
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to speak; to say; to vocalize
while; even though; despite
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
furious facial expression
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry