to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
(right at the) side; just beside
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
manners; behavior; behaviour
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
failure; mistake; blunder
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
error of judgment; miscalculation
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be too numerous; to be too much
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
beyond that point; after that
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
practical question (problem); practical matter
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly