confusion; mixing; merger
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in denial)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to cut downward; to slash downward
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
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)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
war; fighting; fierce competition
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake