to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to swing late (at a ball)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
in deep black; in jet black
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
feng (male Chinese firebird)
by your leave; with your permission