to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
dealing with; coping with
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
receiving an electric shock
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
those (near the second person)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
left side; left-hand side
forked tree; forked branch
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
flash (of light); glint; schiller