underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
thought; consideration; thinking
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
skill; dexterity; master hand
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
though; notwithstanding; although
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit