small number; few; minority
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
only; merely; but; no more than
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
behind; in the rear; in back
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to step back; to walk backwards
energy; military strength
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to grimace; to make a wry face
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending