to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
manners; courtesy; etiquette
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
serious; not joking; straight
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
something or other; somehow
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting