more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
bearing; heading; point of the compass
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
among these; between these; of these
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
beginning; outset; first; onset
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
covert action; covert operations
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)