nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to devise; to plot; to plan
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
very loose; slowly; leisurely
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
complete change; about-face
two times; twice; two degrees
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to carry under the arm; to scoop up (liquid)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
straight; as the crow flies
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
succession; accession; inheritance
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
again; once more; a second time
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.