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)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
chink in the armor (armour)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
principle; theory; fundamental truth
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
powerless; helpless; incompetent
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
another dimension; different level; whole other level