to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
that is to say; so that means
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
trembling with excitement
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
interruption; suspension; break
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
palm heel; heel of the palm
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
reason; grounds; circumstances
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
resolute; determined; bold
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead