personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
only recently; just of late
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
derailment; digression; deviation
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
speed maniac; speed demon
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to glare at each other; to confront each other
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)