subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
break in time; interruption; pause
continuation; succession; series
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
opposite side; opposition
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
with all one's strength; with all one's might
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding