to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
everybody; every last one of them; all
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
interval; break; pause; spare moment
prickling; stinging; tingling
deposit; money paid on account; bargain money
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
regarding highly; attaching importance to
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
violent explosion; bursting
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to rock; to shake; to swing
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath