to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
upper half of the body; upper body
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
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)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
the same; the said; likewise
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
transcendence; transcendency
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)