investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
rat guard; disk of wood on storehouse pillars, ropes, etc.
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
long ago; previous; of a former age
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
spider's thread; spider silk
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
creation; generation; formation; derivation
rock drill; pneumatic drill; jackhammer
something or other; anything
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
since when; from when; how long