appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
very young; little; childish; immature
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
flash (of light); glint; schiller
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
distant; remote; isolated
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
skill; dexterity; master hand
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
the passage of electric current
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
offense and defense; offence and defence
other than; excluding; without
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner