call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to give directions; to issue instructions
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
again and again; repeatedly
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
one more time; once more; once again
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to hurt; to smart; to sting
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable