to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to set (sun); to become dark
wild beast; wild animal; brute
one's intellectual powers; one's mental faculties
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
giant star; great person; giant; superstar
great man; hero; master mind
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to breathe out; to exhale
one revolution; one rotation
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
dozens; scores of; decades
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy