portrait; likeness; picture
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
discussion; argument; debate
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
shoji (paper sliding door)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
casting off; casting away
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to collect; to assemble; to gather
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
acceleration; speeding up
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
declaration; proclamation; announcement
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)