the world in general; society; convention
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
second arrow; second move; second step
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to kick over; to kick down
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
to cram (into a box, bag, etc.); to pack; to drive (someone) into a corner; to push to the edge; to put in a nutshell; to make succinct
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
questions and answers; dialogue
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to pitch forward; to fall forward
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
looking over someone's shoulder
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
old sword; old katana; kotō; old sword; katana forged before the advent of the Keichō era
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
people; citizens; subjects; folk
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; okame; okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.