shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
don't worry about it; forget about it
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
please (give me); please (do for me)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
stifled (laughter); simmering
witnessing; observing; sighting
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop