to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
equilibrium; good balance; poise
left side; left-hand side
living thing; living creature; animal; life
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
one more time; once more; once again
of course; certainly; naturally
to happen to have on hand or in stock
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
progress; advance; improvement; development
don't worry about it; forget about it
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
extremely dangerous; full of peril
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on