to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
right under; directly below
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
true character; real nature
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
assistance; backing; reinforcements
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to be needed; to be wanted
at the last moment; this late in the game
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
defense; defence; safeguard; protection