sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
offense and defense; offence and defence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
I see; that's right; indeed
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
maintenance; preservation; improvement
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to repeat; to do something over again
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement