to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
traveler; traveller; stranger
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to push down; to knock down
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
incident; affair; happening; event
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way