to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
with a start; with a jump
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
zip it!; shut it!; be quiet!; I'll shut up
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
fall; drop; descent; coming down
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(in) the air; midair; sky
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
serious wound; serious injury
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
flustered; confused; panicked
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...