to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to fight; to exchange blows
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
sad to say; how sad; alas
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
imposing stance; daunting pose
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to become pale; to turn pale
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
nice; good; well-executed
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
emperor (of Japan); mikado
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
royal castle; imperial castle
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
on the sea; surface of the sea
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...