defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to drink up; to drain (cup)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
reopening; resumption; restarting
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to pause; to have a short intermission
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
literally; to the letter; literal
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to be opposite; to face each other
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous