covering; protection; backing; relief
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
sweeping sideways; mowing down
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
gradually; slowly but steadily
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to rise; to erect; to get up
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)