retreat; withdrawal; retirement
calculated; premeditated; considered
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
having two poles; bipolar
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
head of family; originator
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
strong person; the strong; the powerful
change in appearance; transformation
underestimation; undervaluation
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
vulgar expression; vulgarism
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension