quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
running the whole distance
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
smoothly; easily; readily
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
something small; something petty; trifle
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
cesspool; sink; manure sink
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to shut in; to confine; to contain