to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
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
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
snake; serpent; large snake
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
even though; despite; when
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
behind; in the rear; in back
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum