to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to put one's strength into
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
glove (esp. sports); globe
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
at least; at most; (even) just
dullard; indecisive person
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
huge; enormous; great big
to jump at; to be attracted by
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)