to cut out; to clip from; to extract
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
opposite; reverse; contrary
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to cause someone to worry
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
inside one's heart; in one's mind
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening