anchorage; anchoring; mooring
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
just above; right overhead
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
flip-up; fold-up; tip-up; top-hinged (e.g. window)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
dealing with; coping with
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
beyond this point; from now on; after this
critical moment; do-or-die situation
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look