pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
jumper skirt; pinafore dress
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to make a fool of someone
river surface; surface of a river
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
at the last moment; this late in the game
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession
bhava (becoming, existence)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
either way; in any case; one way or another
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
even if not; even without
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
local; localized; partial; topical (application)