to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to tower above; to stand out
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
understanding person; supporter
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
ability; capability; skill
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses