hastily made; improvised preparation
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
upper half of the body; upper body
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
top of the head; vertex; parietal
personage; person (deserving of respect)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to hide; to conceal oneself
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
pretension; conceit; hubris
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
infancy; childhood; tender age
feebleness; weakness; imbecility