a (single) moment; an instant
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
body; physique; build; stature
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to make a speech; to address
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
commencing with; including
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
by all means; at all costs
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
sobriety; soberness; sober face
empty lot; vacant plot of land
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand