to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
conventionality; triteness
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
cross; crossed; cruciform
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
to shove in; to push in; to force in
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink