to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
difference; variation; difference
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
in comparison to; rather than
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
several times; once or twice
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
imagination; supposition; guess
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening