to defend oneself; to protect oneself
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
hard to reach place; remote place
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
deceiving; cheating; fooling
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
sword strike; sword slash
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
front kick (esp. martial arts)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
work; job; labor; labour; business; task
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)