always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
heaps of corpses all around
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
good contrast; marked contrast
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
to boil strongly; to be excited
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
outward; superficial; external; apparent
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
low pressure; low voltage
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees