being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
branch office; police box; local police station
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
desperately; for one's dear life
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
to jump upon (a moving object)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
perfect; complete; flawless