he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
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)
great swordsman; master fencer
scene; spectacle; sight; view
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to attempt; to test; to try out
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver