blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to thrust away; to send flying
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to press a question; to cross-examine
early on; earlier on; from early
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
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)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
as if nothing had happened
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
strategist; tactician; schemer
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
appearance; figure; shape; form