by all means; no matter what; at any rate
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to move forward; to move on
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
suffix for familiar person
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
way (of doing); manner; method; means
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
battlefield; battleground
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
cooperation; coordination; link
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to take (be in) charge of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
both hands; both arms; ten
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
living thing; organism; creature; biology
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place