clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
directly opposite; right in front
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
each place; various places
function; facility; faculty; feature
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)