the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to crumble away; to collapse
judgment; judgement; discernment
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
phantom; vision; illusion
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
by sheer strength; by brute force
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
metallic sound; metallic clank
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
gait; one's manner of walking; leg technique; technique involving tripping the opponent
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right