to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
doing whatever one pleases
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
to feel a chill run down one's spine
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
hair on the back of one's head
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)