exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
at; in; at; when; by; with
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
again; once more; a second time
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
thereupon; shortly thereafter
third time lucky; third time's the charm
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)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to intervene; to stop (something)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
encouragement; cheering on
already; now; no longer; not any more
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to unfold; to unroll; to open
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
judgment; judgement; discernment
tendency; trend; inclination