to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
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
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
operation; functioning; running
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
because of; owing to; due to
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
sword skills; swordsmanship
eye measurement; measure with eye
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to complain; to make a complaint
priority; order of precedence
settlement; solution; resolution
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
derailment; digression; deviation
either way; in any case; one way or another
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
preference; priority; precedence
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
and then; and so; and; so then
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium