to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
victim; injured party; sufferer
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
follower; attendant; valet; servant
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
the same; the said; likewise
literature; books (reference); document
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
southeastern part; the southeast
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
within; inside of; less than
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
question and answer session
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
than; other than; except; but
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
wickedness; evil; wicked person
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell