feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
will not do; do not; does not
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
way; method; means; (technical) specification
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to go out and away; to leave
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
calm; composed; cool; quiet
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
same village; same town; same province
from here; from this place
important point; point to make note of
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
risky; dangerous; insecure
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
oldest; most advanced age
difference; discrepancy; variation