specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
protest; refutation; pleading
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to approach; to draw near
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
terrain; geographical features; topography
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to spend time (on doing something)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
as; because; with; due to
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
visual confirmation; sighting
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by