hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
dry riverbed; river beach
stone paving; stone paved area
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
dampness; humidity; moisture
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
weird; odd; bizarre; curious
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
drop (e.g. of water); drip
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation