yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
coincident with; while; simultaneously
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to thrust before; to thrust at
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)