to distract one's attention
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to shave off; to scrape off
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
guess; conjecture; surmise
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
to do together; to share; to participate in
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down