rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
diamond dust; ice crystals
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
broken; intermittent; disconnected
originally; by nature; from the start
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
resolute; determined; bold
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
covering; protection; backing; relief
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
restlessly; in continuous motion
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
indirection; indirectness
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
no!; no no!; no, not at all
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)