to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
with a momentary flash of light
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
monitoring equipment; observational instrument
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to become empty; to be emptied
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
small insect; midge; vermicule
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
all around; as far as the eye can see
fireball; bolide; fireball
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
papier-mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
handicraft; industrial art object
group; bunch; crowd; group
paste; glue; clothing starch
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
people; citizens; subjects; folk
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant