scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
innumerable; countless; numberless
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
fireball; bolide; fireball
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
in the face of; in defiance of
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
(not so) much; (not) very
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)