surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
covert action; covert operations
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
apartment building; housing complex
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
(another's) daughter; young lady
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again