shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
upper half of the body; upper body
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
trivial; not amounting to much
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
shopping; purchased goods
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
like that; that way; thus
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass