thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
running as fast as one can
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)