skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
color (of an animal); body color
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to hide; to conceal oneself
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
technique; art; skill; move
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
discovery; detection; finding
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here