mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
familiar spirit; familiar
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
each individual; each person
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
upper half of the body; upper body
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)