just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
quick work; (clever) feat
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
metallic sound; metallic clank
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
moving about; stirring about
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
these guys; these fellows
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time