manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
treasure chest; strongbox
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
strength; power; proficiency; ability
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
one by one; in detail; minutely
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
firm; strong; solid; stable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance