somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
had better ...; had better not ...
clear; precise; definite; distinct
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
about the same; about equal to; close match
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
intercept; interception; counter-attack
on the occasion of; at the time of
several people; a few people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade