to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
obliteration; annihilation
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
observation; survey; watching
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to cover fully; to wrap around
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 grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!