progress; being under way
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
main ingredient; main component
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
this and that; various things
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
test period; exam period; examination time
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to stop walking; to pause
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained