at the last moment; this late in the game
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
behind; in the rear; in back
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
again; once more; a second time
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to mow; to reap; to harvest
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
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
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
though; notwithstanding; although
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
restoration; repair; mending
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver