to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to grimace; to make a wry face
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
connection; link; relationship
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
that's the way it is; such is life
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to put into effect; to put into practice
one way or the other; either way
to face on; to look out on to
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.