soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to play a leading role; to play a central part
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
offense and defense; offence and defence
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
war situation; progress of a battle
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
metallic sound; metallic clank
minimum; at the very least
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze