to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
embodiment; realization; materialization
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
offense and defense; offence and defence
Akaihane (fund-raising organisation for welfare services); Red Feather
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
evident; plain; distinct; clear
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
suddenly; all of a sudden