capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
bowing (a string instrument)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
sovereign; emperor; monarch
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to well up; to be overcome with emotion; to be close to tears
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)