to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
stepwise; one step at a time
height (of body); stature
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
upper half of the body; upper body
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
nude (figure, painting, statue)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
bet; wager; stake; gamble
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
personal combat; one-to-one fight
observation; survey; watching
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to move forward; to move on
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
how much; how many; however
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to put on airs; to assume importance
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner