gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
technique; art; skill; move
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
stream (of liquid, air, etc.); stream
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
reason; logic; sense; truth; right