sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
gossip; corner of the mouth
enumeration; citation; listing
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
fresco; mural; wall painting
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
established fact; fait accompli