yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
one more time; once more; once again
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to shed light; to cast light
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
having not the slightest idea
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
true character; real nature
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to some extent; to a certain extent
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
tall figure; high stature
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
top of the head; crown of the head