feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to repeat; to do something over again
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to speak; to say; to vocalize
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
nonchalant air; unruffled air
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to glare at each other; to confront each other
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
control; check; restraint; inhibition
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes