to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to be given up; to be discontinued
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
sublime; noble; high-minded
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
in proportion to; just as much as
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to stop walking; to pause
to watch intently; to stare
same; similar; (just) like; equal
memory; sense; experience
schoolgirl; female student
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
one of these days; someday; one day
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
(not) a single person; (no) one
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
metre; meter; meter; gauge