to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
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
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to shed light; to cast light
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition