exchange of blows; long rally
front kick (esp. martial arts)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to mark the end; to spell the end
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
walking briskly; determinedly
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
origin; promotion; originator; promoter
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
no matter how much time passes
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
the scruff or nape of the neck
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided