retention; maintenance; preservation
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
twice; again; second time
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
compassionate; sympathetic
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
series of battles; successive battles
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
done; just done; just finished
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)