number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
decision; determination; resolution
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
neat and clean; tidy; trim
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tag (children's game); tig
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
acceleration; speeding up
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
running away; escaping on foot
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
flight; desertion; escape
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
way out; means to escape; escape route
one by one; one each; one at a time
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern