for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
metallic sound; metallic clank
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
a few seconds; several seconds
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to turn out just as one wished; to come up to one's expectations; to play into the hands (of)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
sign; indication; omen; symptom