(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
distortion; falsification; perversion
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to overflow from something full
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
happy; cheerful; pleasant
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to become better; to improve
most difficult; next to impossible
these guys; these fellows
to be injured; to sustain a wound
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
sooner or later; in time; eventually
amount of material resources