to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
good; goodness; right; virtue
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
active; dynamic; behavioural
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
preservation; retainment; keeping
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
offensive (movement); aggression
lightly; easily; carelessly
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into