to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
how; in what way; how about
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
dealing with; coping with
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
certainly; surely; definitely
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set