to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
aptitude; aptness; suitability
depending on; dependent on
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
secret; private; surreptitious
decision; determination; resolution
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
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)
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
long time; several hours; long spell
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once