crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
I see; that's right; indeed
identification papers; ID
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
only; merely; but; no more than
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
several times; a few times
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to pass (of time); to elapse
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
instead; but (on the other hand)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to tear up and throw away
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn