small; fine; detailed; stingy
to collect information; to gather knowledge
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
full throttle; full power
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to be hot on a person's heels
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to jar; to creak; to grate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
pieces; scraps; disconnected
pride; boast; credit (to)
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo