killing two birds with one stone
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
threat; intimidation; menace
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
occasional; infrequent; rare
nod; inclination of the head
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
slowly and quietly; smoothly
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness