to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
you; (arch.) your residence
to hide; to conceal oneself
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
war situation; progress of a battle
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
immortal; undying; indestructible
completely destroying (esp. by fire); burning to ashes; becoming extinct; disappearing
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
without; but if; otherwise; or else
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
striking with the back of the sword
double-edged; double-edged blade
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.