odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to become pale; to turn pale
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
longer type of wakizashi (short sword)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
way; method; means; resource; course
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with