to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to squash; to crush; to flatten
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
with a friendly grin; smilingly
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
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
reason; cause; history; origin
at the last moment; this late in the game
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to raise one's voice; to shout
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
troops; group members; team members
to recover consciousness; to come to
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to fight; to exchange blows
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen