to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be at a loss for words
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
common people; ordinary people; masses
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
counter for choices, options, etc.
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
congestion (of blood); engorgement
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)