to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
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
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
more than anything; above all else
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(distinction of) sex; gender
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to knock down; to knock off
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
of course; certainly; naturally
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up