today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
descendant; progeny; offspring
famous sword; excellent sword
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
two equal parts; exactly two parts
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to complain; to make a complaint
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
outward appearance; apparent
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over