sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
central part; heart (of a city)
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to make (a person) pay for (something)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
conquest; domination; mastery
god of death; death deity; Death
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
to step forward; to volunteer
leader of a delegation (body, party)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go