to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
four corners; four ordinal directions
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to talk; to chat; to chatter
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to flare up; to burst into flames
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to bend; to warp; to curve
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
a (single) moment; an instant
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to melt together; to blend together
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
being about to cry; the verge of tears
way out; means to escape; escape route
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up