hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to shake; to sway; to waver
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to blow off; to be blown off
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
silence; stillness; quietness
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to pick up; to find; to gather
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
doing as one is told; yes-man
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
settlement; solution; resolution
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander