container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
flour; meal; powder; heroin
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to push aside; to brush aside
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
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)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
completely; entirely; totally
dull sound; muffled sound
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
invisibly; secretly; privately
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat