to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
to arrive; to come to pass
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
departure; leaving; going away; recession
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to beat to death; to kill
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic