air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to collapse into; to flop onto
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
end of life; death; annihilation
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
had better ...; had better not ...
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
main force; chief object; mainline
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
evening meal; supper; dinner
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern