four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
triangle; triangular shape
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
soldier; combatant; warrior
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
pressurization; applying pressure (to)
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
oxygen deficiency; anoxia; hypoxia
top recommendation; something highly recommended
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to make a success in life
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly