pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
leaving work (office, school) early
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to make merry; to be festive
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
sake for moon viewing parties
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
soldier; combatant; warrior
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
strangulation; strangling
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to cry and shout; to scream
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to thrust before; to thrust at
will; volition; intention; intent; determination