to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
basin (e.g. between mountains)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
observation platform; lookout platform
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
proposal; proposition; suggestion