synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
elegant words; refined diction; poetic expression; classical poetic language (esp. of the Heian period)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
blow; shock; strike; batting
lower half of the body; nether parts
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
loading; charging; filling
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
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)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable