inside one's heart; in one's mind
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to stare back at; to look back at
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to gather; to collect; to assemble
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion