to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
blow; shock; strike; batting
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
conviction; belief; confidence
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
there is nothing; having nothing
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
again; once more; a second time
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
rising; ascending; climbing
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
(small) stone; rock; pebble