point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to fight with swords; to cross swords
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
and so; therefore; for that reason
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
speech; expression; wording; language
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
shyness; bashfulness; shame
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to experience hardship; to suffer a bad experience; to be put in a tough spot
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound