to take command; to give direction
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
expression of love; showing love
to slander; to accuse falsely
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
defense; defence; protection
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
unidentifiable; unidentified
treating someone like a child
to look away; to avert one's eyes
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
one's physical safety; personal security
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
(theatrical) fighting scene
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location