pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
suddenly; all of a sudden
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be born; to come into the world
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
special; particular; peculiar; unique
action of making something; -ification
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
growth period; growing season
to grow up; to become an adult
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
cross; crossed; cruciform
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)