to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
still (continuing); as ever; further
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
ninja throwing knives; mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
type of iron sword with curved pommel (Nara period)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to come into being; to be born
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
largest class; top category
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
top of the head; crown of the head
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
production (e.g. play); direction