mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
by all means; by all costs
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
behind; in the rear; in back
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
sword; blade; single stroke
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
acceleration; speeding up
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to leap back; to jump back
prone to adultery; flirtatious
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
sudden change; sudden turn