indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
marriage proposal; courtship
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
almost; roughly; approximately
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
power; might; authority; influence
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
lessening; diminishing; reducing
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
because of; owing to; due to
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
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 fall on one's backside
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to thrust before; to thrust at
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them