rumbling; (ringing) cadence
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
according to plan; as planned; on target
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
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
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
narrow margin; slim margin
the last moment; the very end
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
winning by an ippon; winning by a point
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed