to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
one revolution; one rotation
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
calamity; disaster; accident
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to mind; to care; to worry
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; having poor reception (radio, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
great physical power; animal strength
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to backfire; to have a harmful result
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)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
way out; means to escape; escape route
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
power; might; authority; influence
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard