to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
when it becomes; when it comes to
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
be (that) as it may; having said that
sword skills; swordsmanship
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
instruments; equipment; implements; utensils; tools; apparatus
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
in deep black; in jet black
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
prohibition; inhibition; ban
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to glare at each other; to confront each other
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange