to make one's rounds; to patrol
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to pretend; to act (as if)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sanity; consciousness; soberness
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
although I say; although one might say; although called
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
much less; to say nothing of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
intuition; instinct; hunch
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student