to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
those (near the second person)
appearance; expression; manifestation
to aggravate; to make serious
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
still (continuing); as ever; further
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
stepping back; drawing back
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
sphere; counter for balls