to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
second day of the month; two days
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to indicate; to show; to point to
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
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)
quarrel; dispute; argument
school grades; academic results
dispersing; breaking up; running away
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to run about trying to escape
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)