big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
to live through; to survive
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
natural killer cell; NK cell
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sudden change; sudden turn
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
one by one; one after another; successively
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
being very good at; strongest point
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to pretend; to act (as if)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
even more; still more; further
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one theory; one opinion; another theory
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
raging fire; conflagration
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
great mountain; large mountain