to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
calamity; disaster; accident
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
is something that; is that which
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
violent thunder; fierce lightning; thunder and lightning
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
thunderstorm; thundershower
gekiga; manga with a realistic, dramatic art style and mature themes; kamishibai; storytelling with pictures
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
great swordsman; master fencer
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
even if not; even without
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
bleep (esp. for censoring); beep
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice