breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
dark night; moonless night
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
alert status; emergency alert
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
flood of customers; roaring business
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
single colour (color); monochrome
to brandish; to flash; to display
footprint; soleprint; last; wooden mold for shoes or tabi (mould)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
haughty; arrogant; supercilious