preparatory phase; preparatory period
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
control; check; restraint; inhibition
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
standing tall; towering; soaring
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to make sense; to be meaningful
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless