to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
public telephone (orig. red); payphone
to dry out; to become dry (and brittle); to go stale
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
urgent phone call; emergency phone call
origin; beginning; source
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
close to the wall; alongside the wall
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot