to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
defense; defence; protection
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
depending on; dependent on
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to step forward; to take a step forward
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to blow through; to blow across
in accordance with; according to
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo