ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
automatic; intransitive verb
technique; art; skill; move
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
dealing with; coping with
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
too many to count; too numerous to mention
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
split; division; break up
innumerable; countless; numberless
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer