iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
continuation; succession; series
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
contest of strength; trial of strength
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to jump up and down; to hop
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
metallic sound; metallic clank