to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
be (that) as it may; having said that
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
(on) horseback; riding a horse
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion