to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
anything and everything; just about everything
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
regret; repentance; remorse
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one more time; once more; once again
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
feather; plume; plumage; down
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
without leaving any trace