to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
man; male; masculine gender
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
by means of; due to; because of; according to
how; in what way; by what means
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
go that far; to that extent
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
desperation; struggle to the death
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess