to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
conduct; behavior; behaviour
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
tool; implement; means; furniture
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
wild beast; wild animal; brute
desperation; struggle to the death
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
difference; variation; difference
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
these guys; these fellows
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation