to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
this and that; one thing or another
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
twice; again; second time
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
postwar period; period after Second World War
chemical plant; chemical factory; chemical works
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
in search of; in order to look for
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)