dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
winter vacation; winter holidays
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
hostility; animosity; enmity
to be consistent; to be coherent
to lure someone; to entice someone
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
control; management (e.g. of a business)
safety; welfare; well-being
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to die out; to become extinct
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
what's what; heads or tails
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
breaking off; snapping off
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly