sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
health; healthy; sound; fit
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was