war; battle; match; game; competition
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
of course; certainly; naturally
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
leather shoes; leather boots
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
bend; curvature; deflection
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
scenery; scene; landscape
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
moving about; stirring about
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to like; to love; to be fond of
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to cease; to stop; to be over