to defend oneself; to protect oneself
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
as you see; as you can see
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
one part; one portion; one section
calm; composed; cool; quiet
face contorted and about to cry
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
(something) so small; so little; trifling
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
preparation; arrangements
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of