the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
to pull out (with force); to pierce; to bore into; to steal (e.g. personal information)
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
one house; the same house
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
town; city; municipal; urban
power map; power structure; power relationships
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to control; to command; to get the better of
surprise; something unexpected
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
full throttle; full power
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes