to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
proof-of-concept; demonstration experiment; verification test
state capital; provincial capital; county town
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
way of speaking; intimation
if so; in that case; in that situation
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to have a chill run down one's spine
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to go past; to pass; to pass by
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)