to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
conviction; belief; confidence
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
reduction by half; halving
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to