detour; circumvention; turning movement
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
using all one's strength; using all one's might
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
even without doing; even without being
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to trace back to (the origins of something)
party; set; gang; company; person
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
indication; (thermometer) reading
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
grip (of hand); grip strength
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness