to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
perfect; complete; flawless
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
oblique line; forward slash
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
(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
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
straight; as the crow flies
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block