branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
preservation; retainment; keeping
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to fill a hole with earth
to take; to catch; to capture
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to fall on one's backside
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
be (that) as it may; having said that
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
it is not (like that) either
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
emotional strength; force of will
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone