narrow; thin (sized); slender
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
many; numerous; various; large number of
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
prime minister; premier; chancellor
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
beyond imagination; unimaginable
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
forcibly; against one's will
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
several shots; several blows
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
disclosure; exposure; revelation
nobleman's illegitimate child
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
father; dad; husband; you; he