to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to open (one's eyes) wide
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
classical form of martial art
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
throat; important part; vital area
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
older sister; lass; young lady
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
innumerable; countless; numberless