branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to make a speech; to address
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to surround; to crowd around
place; room; margin; scope
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to be worn down; to be reduced
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
intercept; interception; counter-attack
next; secondly; subsequently
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to mind; to care; to worry
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants