contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
street at night; making a night journey
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
having not the slightest idea
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
serious wound; serious injury
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to incur someone's enmity
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
to ask for money; to put the touch on someone
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to get late; to advance; to wear on
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell