completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
strength needed to pull back a bow
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave off; to scrape off
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to knock down; to knock off
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife