to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
(in) the air; midair; sky
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
how long; how far; how much