may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
repaying kindness with gratitude
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
close call; narrow escape
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
acceleration; speeding up
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to well up; to burst; to arise
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
nothing but; except; no more than
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
direction of travel; direction of movement
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response