thin; slender; fine; unlucky
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
several items; many items
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
taking a commemorative photo
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
ordinary citizen; the general public
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
no need to guess; certainly
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
not necessarily so; is not always true
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
besides; in addition; also; moreover
war situation; progress of a battle
as you see; as you can see
old body; aged person; elderly person