to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
classification; categorization; sorting
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to slide into; to slip into
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
iron mask (worn by samurai)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to get narrower; to contract
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital