standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to provide; to arrange; to install
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
beyond that point; after that
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
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)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
keel (of a ship); Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu
means; way; method; measure
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...