attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to glare at each other; to confront each other
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
straight-laced person; stubborn person
more than usual; especially; particularly
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to have an idea; to have a clue
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
top of the head; crown of the head
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
curse; spell; malediction
physical strength; muscle strength
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge