to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
transparency; degree of clearness
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
personal grudge; personal enmity
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
basin (e.g. between mountains)
to shave off; to scrape off
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
in good health; alive and well; going strong
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
implantation (of an embryo)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to become better; to improve
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour