to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
urgency; exigency; emergency
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
commander; commanding officer; CO
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
both hands; both arms; ten
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)