fierce; daring; savage; intrepid
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
inkpot; ink bottle; inking; going over in ink
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
feel (of a material); texture
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
caricature; cartoon; comics
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
(in) the air; midair; sky
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
very interesting; of great interest
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
future years; in (one's) later years
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
product; produce; result; fruit
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort