favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to detain; to check; to restrain
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
alternately; by turns; one after the other
one-by-one; separately; in detail
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
sword; blade; single stroke
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)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street