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)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
immediately; right away; on the spot
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to take a breath; to take a short rest
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
step; stride; counter for steps
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel