index finger; forefinger; second toe
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to succeed; to bear fruit
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
behind; in the rear; in back
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
coincident with; while; simultaneously
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
power; might; authority; influence
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
action of making something; -ification
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
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
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency