to finish reading; to read through
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
whichever one chooses; either way
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to launch a surprise attack
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to shake one's head (in denial)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution