blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
giant snake; monster serpent
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
downsizing; switching from mainframe to personal computers
combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model
mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
acceleration; speeding up
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to move forward; to move on
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
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)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
simple; simplified; easy; plain
distant; remote; isolated
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
fibrous; filamentous; fibrillary; fibriform
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest