to jar; to creak; to grate
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
good-quality; superior in quality
while alive; during one's lifetime
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
way of speaking; intimation
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
alert status; emergency alert
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
public holiday; celebration (of)
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
cattleya (type of orchid)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
speculation; thinking; meditation
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago