appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
place; situation; position; location
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
chance (of success); odds
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
power; might; authority; influence
murder; killing; murderer