to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
point in common; common feature
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
living thing; organism; creature; biology
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
interval; break; pause; spare moment
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
height (of body); stature
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
that; the matter in question
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
overlooking; turning a blind eye