direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
place; position; location; position; standing; status
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
awareness; realization; noticing
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
one revolution; one rotation
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to look away; to turn away
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
comma; decimal point; radix point
a few seconds; several seconds
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
root; joint; base; crotch
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
instruments of punishment
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)