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
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
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 be hesitant; to feel timid
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
as planned; according to plan
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
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; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
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 switch; to change over (to); to renew
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver