to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to speak; to hear a voice
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
strength; power; proficiency; ability
stifled (laughter); simmering
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
vitality; (one's) life force
without; but if; otherwise; or else
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
front; frontage; facade; main
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration