with a single blow; with one stroke
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
with bright almond eyes; eyes wide open; nonchalantly
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
legendary; fabled; fabulous
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
unedited remarks; frank opinions
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain