change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
not necessarily so; is not always true
to rush over; to run up to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
more than anything; above all else
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
proposal; offer; request; application
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
profound; deep; unfathomable
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
royal castle; imperial castle
handrail; railing; banister
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on