to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to butt heads; to head-butt
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
undisputed; entirely; perfect
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
one large ...; a great ...
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
one's way (ahead); one's path
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
battle formation; military formation
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to shake off; to throw off
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to push aside; to push one's way through
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
last ray of hope; only hope
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves