proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
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 flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
change; alteration; modification
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
unique; peculiar; singular
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to fall flat; to fall face down
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
battle formation; disposition of troops
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit