decrease; reduction; decline
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
calm; composed; leisurely
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
conviction; belief; confidence
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
if it is (the case that ...)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
snake; serpent; large snake
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side