to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
gradually; slowly but steadily
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
distortion; falsification; perversion
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to use up all one's strength; to die
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
here and there; everywhere
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct