impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
accidental death; casualty
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to come from; to have roots in
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
sharp parting remark; parting threat
switching over to; migration; transition
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
starboard (side of a ship)
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
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
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
port (left side of vessel)
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to be perturbed; to be agitated
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.