all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
normalization; normalisation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
one grade; first-class; primary
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
yoke; constraints; oppression
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
heart sound; cardiac sound
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life