to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
from the beginning; from scratch
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
vexing; irritating; impatient
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
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)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
last night; yesterday evening
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to get accustomed to using
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
disorder; disturbance; unrest
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger