polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
(another's) daughter; young lady
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
sanity; consciousness; soberness
witnessing; observing; sighting
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
direction of travel; direction of movement
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to collect; to assemble; to gather
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one