technique; art; skill; move
succession; continuation; series; sequence
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to name; to call; to christen; to term
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
surely; certainly; without doubt
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself