gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
training; drill; practice; discipline
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
considerably; fairly; quite
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
position; location; base; point; site
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
by sheer strength; by brute force
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
looking away; looking aside
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
speech; expression; wording; language
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
will not do; do not; does not
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
not yet known; unknown; strange
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about