approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
putting into operation; invocation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
curved; forming the shape of an arch
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
innumerable; countless; numberless
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
two (long cylindrical things)
ten (long cylindrical things)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
succeeding; following; trailing; next
only; merely; but; no more than
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
everything; anything; nothing
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)