to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
presumption; assumption; estimation
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
protest; refutation; pleading
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to order; to command; to appoint
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme