amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
simple; simplified; easy; plain
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
successively; one after another
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
being startled; getting a shock
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
contradiction; inconsistency
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
section; cross section; profile
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume