to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
war; fighting; fierce competition
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
it's been a long time; long time no see
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
grip (of hand); grip strength
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
now that; since; as long as; provided that
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
old woman; joker (in old maid)