without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
without permission; without notice
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
escape hatch; escape door
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
alone; unaided; away from home
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shed light; to cast light
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
just because; even if; even though
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess