leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
quickly; swishing; whooshing
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
curse; spell; malediction
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
carelessly; inattentively
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to arrest; to capture; to seize
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
living room (Western style); sitting room
secrecy; highly classified information
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to approach; to draw near
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)