-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
farming implement; farm tools
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
true character; real nature
to push aside; to brush aside
to leave (a scene); to step away
back row; last row; rearmost row
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
with a single blow; with one stroke
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
elegant words; refined diction; poetic expression; classical poetic language (esp. of the Heian period)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away