space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to sustain a serious wound
it is not (like that) either
entropy; entropy (information theory)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
the scruff or nape of the neck
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
afterlife; realm of the dead
just past noon; afternoon
basin (e.g. between mountains)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
work-in-progress; working state
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)