wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
stealthily; secretly; in secret
naturally; of course; understandably
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to watch over; to watch attentively
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
reputation; respectability
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender