castella (type of sponge cake)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to fall on one's backside
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
punishment; judgement; judgment
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
art of self-defense (defence)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt