germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
upper half of the body; upper body
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
intercept; interception; counter-attack
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
girl; lass; young thing; chick
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
even so; anyhow; at any rate
guardian; protector; patron; parent
blunder; slip; error; error
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
regret; repentance; remorse
in the morning; during the morning
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards