immediately; right away; at once; instantly
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
stone (used for throwing)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
end of a match; end of a game
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection