self-defense; self-defence
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
Nun (Egyptian goddess); Nu
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
massing (of troops); gathering
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
quite unconcerned; nonchalant
accomplishment; execution
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)