sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
as usual; as is one's habit
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
rather; better; instead; if anything
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
resignation; acceptance; consolation
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period