left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
righteousness; justice; right
contradiction; inconsistency
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to knock down; to knock off
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)