to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to trample; to crush underfoot
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
petty underling; small fry
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
interference; intervention; meddling
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
prevention; protection (against); precaution
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
water damage; flood disaster
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
way; method; means; resource; course