challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
snake (esp. Japanese rat snake)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
palm heel; heel of the palm
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to blow off; to be blown off
rope; cord; policeman's rope
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
difference; variation; difference
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to not take seriously; to take lightly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment