threat; intimidation; menace
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
depending on; dependent on
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to fly around; to scatter
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
more than usual (usu. time)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest