to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
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.
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
simply; merely; only; solely
look!; there!; here!; that is
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
weight (for scales); counterweight
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
one's deceased elder brother
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill