to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
flash (of light); glint; schiller
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
official name; formal name
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to knock down; to bring down
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
gliding (through the air)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
ray (of light); beam; light
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
at a stroke; with a single swoop
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
addition; annexation; appendage
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)