process; course; mechanism
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
simply; merely; only; solely
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
arrest; apprehension; capture
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
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.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
innumerable; countless; numberless
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops