to be busy; to be tied up doing something
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
close to the wall; alongside the wall
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
cooperation; coordination; link
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to smile (at); to grin (at)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
now that; since; so long as; because
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
one's own property; possessions
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
mockery; derision; ridicule
failing to reach an agreement
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion