moderate faction; moderates
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
hot topic; talk of the town
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
passenger; visitor; traveler; traveller
being dotted with; being scattered
watering hole; watering place
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
government office; agency; board
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
running away; escaping on foot
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt