bribe; money under the table
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
between times; when there's a spare moment
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
right under; directly below; right beneath
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
limbs; arms and legs; body
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to mistake (A for B); to misread