to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
battle formation; disposition of troops
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
to find out; to discover; to locate
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
genuine; authentic; true; real
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
wildcard; storm card; gaji; extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to fight against; to oppose; to face
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
surface of the earth; ground surface
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
waterfall; cataract; cascade
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound