quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
interference; meddling; butting in
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
anything and everything; just about everything
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
before it happens; previously
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
one's own child; one's own children
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
favorite; favourite; habitually used
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown