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
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
rather; better; instead; if anything
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
support; backing; aid; assistance
putting into operation; invocation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
until now; so far; up to the present
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip