praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
moment to quit; way to quit
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
acceleration; speeding up
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
metallic sound; metallic clank
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(air) turbulence; turbulent air
in succession; one by one
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
inside one's heart; in one's mind
one eye; one of one's eyes
to cause someone to worry
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)