direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
patriarch; head of a family
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
drama; play; powerful drug
expression; presentation; representation; notation
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
sign; indication; omen; symptom
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
retainer; attendant; escort
serious wound; serious injury
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark