to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be talented; to be able
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
decrease; reduction; decline
beyond that point; after that
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
battle formation; military formation
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
moderate; proper; just right
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace