nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
succeeding; following; trailing; next
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to force one's way through
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
right under; directly below
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
practice; practising; training; study
armed forces; battle troops