hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
direction of travel; direction of movement
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
while moving; on the move
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
Everyone is safe (all right)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
same family (race, tribe)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
while; during; performed in this condition
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)