to crouch; to squat; to cower
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
at once; immediately; right now
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
migration; move; emigration; immigration
baton (of command); order; command; direction
now that; since; so long as; because
2nd day of the month; two days
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
head; brains; intellect; understanding
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to get slightly dirty (all over)
survival; survivor; relic
to be in a miserable state; to be down and out
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
risky; dangerous; insecure
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
division into equal parts; equal parts
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
what kind of business; what sort of matter
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely