one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
feeling; sense; impression
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
legendary beast; magical beast
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
absorption; suction; attraction
to need; to call for; to require
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to speak; to say; to vocalize
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
source of information; intelligence source; message source