to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
in succession; one by one
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to have a long life; to live a long time
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
next; secondly; subsequently
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
floor above; floor upstairs
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
district; section; sector