quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
rock-paper (game); variation of rock-paper-scissors for dividing people into two groups
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
difference; disparity; gap
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
death; decease; passing away
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
somehow; for some reason (or other)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
time axis; time basis; timeline
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting