to brandish; to flash; to display
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to breathe out; to exhale
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
defense; defence; fielding
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
left side (of an equation, expression, etc.); LHS; left side (go, chess, othello board)
right side (of an equation, expression, etc.); RHS; right side (go, chess, othello board)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
yose; end game; last stage of a game; gathering; collecting; coming together
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing