to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
mobile toilet; portable toilet; simple toilet
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
fine performance; tour de force
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
producer (film, TV, etc.)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
business; trade; operations; sales
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
foreign; abroad; overseas
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to cut corners; to be shoddy
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
beauty contest to name Miss ...
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
complete set; all; everything
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
bank; weir; embankment; levee