to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
air hole; windhole; ventilator
had better ...; had better not ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
top of the head; crown of the head
to thrust before; to thrust at
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
contest of strength; trial of strength
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at