to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to brave a danger; to take a risk
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
although I say; although one might say; although called
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
scattered; separated; dispersed
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
throat; important part; vital area
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
decapitated head of an enemy
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over