to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to become dim; to become blurred
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
cherry blossom (colour, color)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
black lustre; black luster
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
identifiable; personalized
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death