insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
one way or the other; either way
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
ability in the bedroom; art of lovemaking
that's true; of course; obviously
society; the world; the times
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to do someone in; to bump someone off
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
future (usually near); prospects
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
not long has passed since ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
account book; ledger; register
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be opposite; to face each other
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend