to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
step; stride; counter for steps
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
sword strike; sword slash
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
right side; right-hand side
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.