minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
being startled; getting a shock
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
same; similar; (just) like; equal
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
favorite sword; cherished sword
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
risky; dangerous; insecure
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
anything and everything; just about everything
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
in succession; one by one