straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to stop walking; to pause
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
here and there; in places
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing