thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to have a talk; to tell a story
though; notwithstanding; although
in succession; one by one
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
continuation; succession; series
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
while; even though; despite
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
instant; moment; for an instant
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)