for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
point in common; common feature
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
empirically; from experience
prize money; monetary award; reward
tactician; strategist; master swordsman
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
two (long cylindrical things)
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention