to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
a second time; again; once more; twice
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
ten; 10; ten years of age
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
meaning; significance; sense
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
to anticipate; to foresee
on the occasion of; at the time of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to knock down; to knock off
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)