inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
naturally; of course; understandably
standing close together; bristling (with)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
spot; point; place; position
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
with a clink (click, clack)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
round shape; circle; circular form
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
big man; large man; tall man; giant
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)