to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
round dance; dancing in a circle
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
operation; functioning; running
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
how long; how much; to what extent
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...