to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
tail (animal); tail end; tip
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
plateau; tableland; eminence
to fall flat; to fall face down
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
war situation; progress of a battle
complete change; about-face
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt