to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
longer type of wakizashi (short sword)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
cleavage (between breasts)
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
impression given by a painting or image
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
depiction; description; portrayal
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
two equal parts; exactly two parts
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
means; way; method; measure
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything