to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
the place for; the time for; the level of
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
desperation; struggle to the death
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
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); guandao; Chinese glaive
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to cut loose; to let loose; to cut off; to separate in thought; to consider as independent
fast-talking; rapid talking
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
apparently; appears to be
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
staff with plaited paper streamers
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to use up all one's strength
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
interior; inside; internal
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
soon; before long; shortly thereafter