chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to crack; to develop a crack
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
useless; vain; aimless; idle
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to not believe one's ears
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
in the meanwhile; during the time
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
invitation; introduction; temptation
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back