(one acting as a) foster parent
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to encamp; to take up positions
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
root; joint; base; crotch
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period