giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to smash; to break into pieces
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to spring at; to leap upon
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
striking with the back of the sword
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
with a click; with a snap
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to step back; to walk backwards
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on