picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
walking briskly; determinedly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
drawing a sword; drawn sword
surroundings; environs; circumference
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to speak; to hear a voice
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
looking on; remaining a spectator
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
person concerned; interested party; related party
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to summon courage; to be brave
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to be opposite; to face each other
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
clanging; empty; deserted