to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to make an appearance; to show up
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
along the river; riverside
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to push aside; to push one's way through
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to put one's hand on; to touch
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to fall off; to tumble down
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to become settled; to be fixed
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
busy; having no (free) time
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one