with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
tall figure; high stature
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
(your) judgment; discernment
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
complete change; about-face
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
big man; large man; tall man; giant
threat; intimidation; menace
shopping basket; market basket
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to boost; to force up; to push up