sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
intensification; aggravation
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel
to mix; to stir; to blend
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
vitality; (one's) life force
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
spy; secret agent; spying
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)
tall figure; high stature
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession