current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to launch a surprise attack
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
inexpert or untrained eyes
error of judgment; miscalculation
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to talk; to carry meaning
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to pass (of time); to elapse