to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to bring back; to restore
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to save; to leave over; to spare
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
hostility; animosity; enmity
protracted war; war of attrition
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
veil of darkness; curtain of night
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to repeat; to be frequent
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers