no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
that is to say; so that means
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
be (that) as it may; having said that
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
dealing with; coping with
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
to be prolonged; to drag on
war situation; progress of a battle
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to