Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
good feeling; feeling good
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to stare back (at); to glare back
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
in swarms; in great crowds
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to change completely; to change suddenly
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
military forces; hosts; troops
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
in succession; one after another
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to run through; to run past