to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
lightly; easily; carelessly
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
intercept; interception; counter-attack
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
transcendence; transcendency
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
adoration; admiration; devotion
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
beyond human understanding
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
offense; offence; method of attack
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
little by little; bit by bit