agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to knock down; to knock off
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to cease; to stop; to be over
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
technique; art; skill; move
to be enchanted; to be charmed
for the first time in one's life
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to comfort; to console; to amuse
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
assertion; declaration; affirmation
small number; few; minority
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to jest; to clown (around)
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
restlessly; in continuous motion
coronation ceremony; enthronement
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
considerably; greatly; a lot
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
polish; improvement; burnishing
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to collapse into; to flop onto