to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
decisive battle of brief duration
vicious circle; vicious cycle
order; command; directions; instructions
rave reviews; extremely high praise
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
very; extremely; excessively
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
pre-war days; before the war
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
flash (of light); glint; schiller
very great; enormous; serious
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
to wait for an opportunity
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded