absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(not) even once; (not) ever
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
killing time; staving off boredom
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
it's been a long time; long time no see
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to move forward; to move on
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to harm; to cause harm to
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire