careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
while; even though; despite
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
second basement level; subbasement
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to happen to meet; to come across
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to stop walking; to pause
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to flare up; to burst into flames
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to begin shooting; to shoot out
if you think about it; come to think of it
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily