to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
partly open; in half bloom
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to talk; to carry meaning
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to fall off; to tumble down
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)