childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
short distance; close range
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
quick firing; rapid firing
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to hit hard; to strike hard
special; particular; peculiar; unique
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
several shots; several blows
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
conviction; belief; confidence
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
critical point (temperature)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bowing (a string instrument)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)