base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
unseasonable; out of season
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
sweeping sideways; mowing down
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
complete stranger; total stranger
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
(someone else's) daughter
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)