reaction; response; reaction
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to say; to be pleased to say
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
sword skills; swordsmanship
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuvrability
to have meaning; to be meaningful
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
six (long cylindrical things)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
half the body; half length
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
albino Japanese rat snake
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
snake; serpent; large snake
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
waist; girth; measurement around waist
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
light; faint; pale; fleeting
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
genuine article; real thing; real deal