trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
originally; by nature; from the start
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
chair; stool; post; office; position
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing