white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
while; during (the time when)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
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)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
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
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to push (something) against
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely