perception; intuition; the sixth sense
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to break the silence; to break one's silence
cut wound; incised wound; knife wound
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
grandfather; male senior-citizen
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to stiffen; to become stiff
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
two (long cylindrical things)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
ability; performance; efficiency
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation