to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
hostility; animosity; enmity
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
Asian mist (illegal maneuver); (arch.) evil fog
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to gain fame; to make one's name
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
complete stranger; total stranger
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into