silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
space; interval; space character; whitespace
other than; excluding; without
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
round shape; circle; circular form
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
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
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
witnessing; observing; sighting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous