fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
head over heels; headlong; head first
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to reflect; to throw back light
dark night; moonless night
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
in deep black; in jet black
bristle; seta; stiff hair; coarse hair
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)