one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to have an eye on; to zero in on
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
form; shape; figure; visage
myself; yourself; I; me; you
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
number one; first; best; most; game; round
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress