article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
leaving everything up to someone else
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
event; phenomenon; matter
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
observation; survey; watching
offense and defense; offence and defence
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to anticipate; to foresee
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
the place for; the time for; the level of
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting