driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
thereupon; shortly thereafter
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
it's been a long time; long time no see
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
place; room; margin; scope
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)