hand used like a sword in striking
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
colour; color; hue; tints
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
how; in what way; by what means
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to get angry; to lose one's temper
bluff; false show of power; bold front