sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
firm; strong; solid; stable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to anticipate; to foresee
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
immediately; right away; on the spot
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
exaltation; emotional uplift
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to turn completely into; to become completely
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
offense and defense; offence and defence