clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
silence (not speaking); muteness
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
war; battle; match; game; competition
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
two times; twice; two degrees
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
item; something that one "just has to have"
killing and wounding; bloodshed
in the earth; in the ground; underground
submarine voyage; underwater navigation
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
for your information; I'm telling you
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only