to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
control; check; restraint; inhibition
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to lead someone around by the nose
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
going straight on; going straight ahead
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
present; gift; to give a present or gift
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
breath; breathing; tone; mood
immediately; right away; on the spot
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand