slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
with these words; while saying
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
opposite side; opposition
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated