scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...