lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
classical form of martial art
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to become possible; to become able to (do)
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
volume of water kept in store
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
defense capability (defence)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to trample; to crush underfoot
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to jump upon (a moving object)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to kill; to choke the life out of
profitable plan; good plan
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
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
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes