to be softened; to calm down
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
two (long cylindrical things)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
joint; seam; joining point
great speed; recklessly fast speed
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to surge; to well up; to gush out
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave