gale; violent (strong) wind
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
crescent moon; young moon
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
putting into operation; invocation
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
riding fast; driving a horse fast
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to jar; to creak; to grate
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
bashfulness; shyness; (showing signs of) embarrassment
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
such ... as; or some such
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to do someone in; to bump someone off
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)