independent action; acting alone
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
slowly and quietly; stealthily
to cease; to stop; to be over
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
now that; since; as long as; provided that
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
both (people); the two of them
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for