since; henceforth; ever since
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
2nd day of the month; two days
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt