to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
manservant; male attendant; valet
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to listen again; to ask again
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
moment by moment; hour by hour
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
stark naked; completely naked; nude