cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to lose sight of; to miss
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
countermeasure; counter-measure
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
end; close; finish; termination
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
that; the matter in question
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)