gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
near; close; beside; third person
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
in the meanwhile; during the time
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
doing whatever one pleases
distant; remote; isolated
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
suddenly; all of a sudden
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
simple and clear; plain and simple
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to watch steadily; to stare
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
material; substance; matter
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)