to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
rope; cord; policeman's rope
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
useless resistance; vain struggle
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to accomplish (attain) one's object
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
business; work; operations; service; duties
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
ability; capability; skill
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
intercept; interception; counter-attack
step; stride; counter for steps
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
clear; precise; definite; distinct
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
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
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack