to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
(not) so much; (not) that much
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
defense capability (defence)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
several shots; several blows
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)