opening and shutting; opening and closing
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
outside world; physical world
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
offense and defense; offence and defence
first attack; first strike; first blow
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
interference; intervention; meddling
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
feel (of a material); texture
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence