really; truly; indeed; good grief
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
posture; position; stance
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
drawing a sword; drawn sword
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to lose sight of; to miss
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand