unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
design; idea; conception; plan
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
hold; holding; long press (touchscreen gesture); touch and hold; hold (in rock climbing or bouldering); hold (in wrestling)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to kill; to beat to death
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to be too late; to be too slow
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify