flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
light emanating from a sword; shimmering of a sword
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
carbuncle; red gemstone, esp. a garnet
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum