to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
while alive; during one's lifetime
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
military sword; saber; sabre
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer