foreign matter; impurities
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
beautiful legs; great legs
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
opposite side; other side
front kick (esp. martial arts)
water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
winning in a flash; instant defeat
successor machine; later model
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to become loose; to slacken; to soften