small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
already; now; no longer; not any more
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
pillar of fire; blazing column
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
memory; sense; experience
personal; individual; private
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
successive generations; successive emperors
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to blaze; to burn brightly
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style