immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
short distance; close range
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
according to plan; as planned; on target
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to creep about; to crawl around
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand