facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
small fence to keep out people and horses
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
small statue of Shōki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses in parts of Kyoto and Nara)
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage