blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
snake; serpent; large snake
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
recognition; acquaintance
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to smash; to break into pieces
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
light; faint; pale; fleeting
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
from the viewpoint of; according to
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
technical research institute
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice