polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
bristly beard; bristly mustache
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
strict order; peremptory command
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
way; method; means; resource; course
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
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
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to rank with; to rank among
tip of a sword; point of a sword
behind; in the rear; in back
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
blink of an eye; instant; moment
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess