abandoning; giving up; quitting
mockery; derision; ridicule
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
unimpressive; unimpressed
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
in terms of; from the point of view of
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
technique; art; skill; move
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
sword; blade; single stroke
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars