to narrow; to reduce; to contract
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
four (long cylindrical things)
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
violent explosion; bursting
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to blaze; to burn brightly
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
immediately; instantly; right away; suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
sphere; circle; range; category
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
indescribable; having no way to express
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
airplane (manned by ...); boarding (an airplane)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine