the West; the Occident; Western countries
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
personification; impersonation; embodiment
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
protracted war; war of attrition
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to retreat; to withdraw; to deduct
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve