to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
military shoes; combat boots
communications equipment; terminal; communications device
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)