weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
suspicious-looking; fishy
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
indirection; indirectness
eight (long cylindrical things)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
leading; guiding; commanding
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on