to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
by sheer strength; by brute force
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
restlessly; in continuous motion
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
metallic sound; metallic clank
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...