to run off; to break into a run; to start running
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
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
(arch.) seal; (arch.) stamp; depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand; (in archery) left hand; obstinacy; stubbornness
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
pushing an opponent out with one's body
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
before it happens; previously
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
knob; handle; catch; patron
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
this art or field of study
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to smash; to break into pieces
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all