nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to blaze; to burn brightly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
how; in what way; I wonder
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to become dim; to become blurred
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
image; figure; figure; form; image
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
imposing stance; daunting pose
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
scenery; scene; landscape
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
speech; expression; wording; language
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
it is not (like that) either