to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
one's long-cherished desire
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
right behind; just behind; directly behind
and then; and so; and; so then
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
to hit repeatedly; to belt hit after hit (e.g. in baseball); to unleash a barrage of blows; to pound away (at a keyboard); to hammer away; to pummel
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate