speaking voice; talking voice
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to breathe while sleeping
sick person; patient; invalid
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
outrageous lie; outright lie
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
arms buildup; military expansion
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
even more; still more; further
cannot be compared with; no match for
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
to jump upon (a moving object)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section