gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
cannot be compared with; no match for
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
second day of the month; two days
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
on the occasion of; at the time of
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament