sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
better than nothing; better than none at all
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
frequency (of occurrence)
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
with a start; with a jump
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
big problem; major issue; big controversy
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass