slatted shutter; louver door (window)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
speaking voice; talking voice
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
half the body; half length
plural; multiple; several
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to triumph; to be elated with success
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
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to run down (stairs, etc.)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold