to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to rush over; to run up to
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
patting; stroking; caressing
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
sweet voice; seductive voice
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to fan; to incite; to instigate
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to go along; to walk along; to follow
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to escape from; to get out
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
decrease; reduction; decline
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers