to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
conviction; belief; confidence
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
becoming dull; slowing down
eye measurement; measure with eye
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
advance; moving forward; progress
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
decisive battle of brief duration
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to collapse into; to flop onto
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain