to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
again and again; repeatedly
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
finishing blow; coup de grâce
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
silence (not speaking); muteness
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
dizzyingly; with one's head swimming
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
never mind!; don't worry about it
is that so?; I see; right; oh
reopening; resumption; restarting
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough