cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
fair and square; open and aboveboard
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
weight; heavyweight boxer
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)