(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
care; precaution; guarding; caution
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to control; to command; to get the better of
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
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
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to sell off; to dispose of
second; number two; runner-up
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
sweeping sideways; mowing down
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to fight with swords; to cross swords
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant