at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
posture; position; stance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
fall; drop; descent; coming down
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to harm; to cause harm to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
one person; another name; nickname; alias
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to move around; to move about; to get around
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
and then; and so; and; so then
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)