throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
long-awaited; much-awaited
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
(direct) hit; straight shot
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
commander; commanding officer; CO
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
(in) the air; midair; sky
control of the air; air supremacy
surface of the earth; ground surface
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
shooting from a kneeling position; kneeling shot
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
technical skill; ability; capacity