to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
the front; honest; upright; decent
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to fly around; to scatter
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to knead well; to polish; to refine
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
living thing; organism; creature; biology
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
deleterious substance; toxic substance
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
comma; decimal point; radix point
second (unit of time); arc second
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis