to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
the other day; a few days ago
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(some) more; even more; longer; further
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
incompetent; have no merit
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
loveable; very likeable; like very much
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...