direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
acceleration; speeding up
war; battle; match; game; competition
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
ability; performance; efficiency
serious; severe; grave; acute
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway