extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
last ray of hope; only hope
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(person) slippery as an eel
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to step forward; to volunteer
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
harmful animal; pest; vermin
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
husband and wife; married couple
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained