cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
wood (for building); lumber; timber
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to rain incessantly; to downpour
on the occasion of; at the time of
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
action; operation; effect; function
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
six (long cylindrical things)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
innumerable; countless; numberless
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?