barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to complain; to make a complaint
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
example; illustration; precedent
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
in order; in turn; one by one
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to go past; to pass; to pass by
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to join together; to combine; to join up
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)