shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
such; like that; that sort of; very
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
fall; drop; descent; coming down
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to fall on one's backside
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses