empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
earnestly; immediately; exactly
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
dove; moderate; soft-liner
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to take measures (against); to take steps
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
boastful speech; bragging
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
temper pattern of a sword blade
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
with a momentary flash of light
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
reflective water surface; reflecting water
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
every single word and phrase; word by word
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
flabby; limp; soft and pliable