gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
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)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
short pause; short interval
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to burst open; to pop; to split
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person