to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
simultaneous; all at once
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
two equal parts; exactly two parts
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
dispute; argument; contention
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
very loud volume; megavolume
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
large (engine) displacement
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off