king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
(in) the air; midair; sky
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to make sense; to be meaningful
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to become misty; to become hazy
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
many; much; plenty; hardly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
scattering (in all directions)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together