left breast; left side of the chest
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
surrounding at a distance
ordinary citizen; the general public
town; city; municipal; urban
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
casual speech; peer language; informal language
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to come to naught; to come to nought
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to run around; to bustle about
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
situation of one's own doing
to trample; to crush underfoot
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)