liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
morning fog; morning mist
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
control; check; restraint; inhibition
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
very interesting; of great interest
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
remarkable; striking; obvious
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
either way; in any case; one way or another
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
in person; personally; directly
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante