direct unforked road; straight path
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to keep in mind; to memorize
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
skill; dexterity; master hand
physical condition; state of health
condition; state (of health); appearance
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
serious; severe; grave; acute
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to strengthen; to fortify; to secure
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
twig used in grafting; budwood
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
flying column; detached force
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
each time it happens; at all such times
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
somersault; looping-the-loop
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip