bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to fire into; to shoot into
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to become hoarse; to become husky
as planned; according to plan
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
the very best; excellent; superb
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
young girl; lass; adolescent female
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
trunk (of the body); soma
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
way; method; means; resource; course
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
in proportion to; just as much as
be (that) as it may; having said that
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
finishing blow; coup de grâce