to come alive; to get going; to start to move
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to shake; to sway; to waver
so; like this; in this way
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
selection; choice; option
second (unit of time); arc second
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
completely; fully; entirely
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
what's that?; what the...
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption