daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
common front; united front
to jump at; to be attracted by
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
plural; multiple; several
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to fly around; to scatter
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
cat-and-mouse (race); lead changing hands many times
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to thrust away; to send flying
shoji (paper sliding door)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty