exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
already; now; no longer; not any more
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to temper thoroughly; to train well
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
serious; not joking; straight
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
tail (animal); tail end; tip
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
don't you think?; indicates question
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block