head start; initiative; preemption
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
separate; scattered; apart
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
repulsion; repulsive force
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
general mobilization; full mobilization
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
visual hallucination; vision
most difficult; next to impossible
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
true state; actual condition; reality
three sides; small offering stand
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to fly around; to scatter
private affairs; personal matter
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
essence; true nature; substance; reality