resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
quantity or volume of water
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dealing with; coping with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
sword skills; swordsmanship
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous