optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to run about trying to escape
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
pull; patronage; tug; discount
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
opposite side; other side
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to attack; to assault; to assail
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
speech; expression; wording; language
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
manacles; shackles; fetters
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to soak into; to permeate
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to strike dead; to beat to death