precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
countermeasure; counter-measure
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
back street; back alley; off-street
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
reaching; attaining; arrival
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)