to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
this (very thing); this precisely
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
small number; few; minority
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
two times; twice; two degrees
grasp; catch; understanding
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
spatial structure; structural arrangement
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
route; way; course; directions
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
perception; sensing; noticing
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
leaving everything to someone else