skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
dropout; quitter; deserter
to boil strongly; to be excited
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
same village; same town; same province
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to smash violently; to crush
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
active people; doers; people who get things done
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured