quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
spine; backbone; spinal column
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
separate; respective; different
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to cease; to stop; to be over
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to knit one's brows; to frown
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up