to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
utmost limits; extremity; limit
innumerable; countless; numberless
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
other side; opposite side; other party
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
softness; gentleness; weakness
profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
thought; consideration; thinking
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
mobilization; mobilisation
sword; blade; single stroke
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
palm heel; heel of the palm
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing