soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to feel; to sense; to experience
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
antiquity; the previous era
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to turn towards; to point
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
suffix for familiar person
older brother; elder brother
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
loveable; very likeable; like very much
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state