to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
of course; certainly; naturally
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
way; method; means; resource; course
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
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)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to step forward; to take a step forward
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
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)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage