spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
succession; continuation; series; sequence
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
several times; a few times
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
four (long cylindrical things)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
eight (long cylindrical things)
split; division; break up
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
under development; in development
six (long cylindrical things)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
many-legged; octopus-like
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to be entwined; to be involved
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
end of a match; end of a game
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed