big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to raise one's voice; to shout
head; lead; vanguard; first
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
the scruff or nape of the neck
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to go past; to pass; to pass by
return fire; shooting back
conviction; belief; confidence
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
right side; right-hand side
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)