reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
detour; circumvention; turning movement
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
legendary beast; magical beast
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest