to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
white makeup powder; (face) powder
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
legendary; fabled; fabulous
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
tone (of voice); manner of talking
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
certain evidence; definite evidence
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...