lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
catch in one's hands; seizure
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
to call out; to ask someone to come
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
standing tree; standing timber
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
step; stride; counter for steps
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)