to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
putting into operation; invocation
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
failure; mistake; blunder
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to jar; to creak; to grate
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
depending on; dependent on