nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to give up searching (for someone or something)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
(not) so much; (not) that much
inattention; absent-mindedness
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to be careful; to take the utmost care
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
shoji (paper sliding door)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
stirring; slight movement
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to surge; to well up; to gush out
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
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
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)