closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to burst open; to pop; to split
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
strength; power; proficiency; ability
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
split; division; break up
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to snap; to break (under pressure)
magic bullet; magic bullets
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
total energy; all efforts
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
the same; the said; likewise
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
everything; anything; nothing
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical