to look around; to survey
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
the opposite direction; the other way
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
visual confirmation; sighting
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
hand used like a sword in striking
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
fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to fall flat; to fall face down
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
close quarters combat; CQC
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely