comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
even though; despite; when
wild beast; wild animal; brute
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
light; easy; non-serious; minor
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
embodiment; realization; materialization
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
comparatively; relatively
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms