to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
clear; precise; definite; distinct
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to collapse into; to flop onto
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out