fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
wasteful person; spendthrift
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
spread; span; expanse; extent
to watch over; to watch attentively
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
heating; application of heat
to rock; to shake; to swing
several times (as large, over)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
grotesque; disgusting; gross
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item