meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
prudence; discretion; thought
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
phantom; vision; illusion
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
flash (of light); glint; schiller
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
by sheer strength; by brute force
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
third stage; three stages
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
metallic sound; metallic clank
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
gait; one's manner of walking; technique involving tripping the opponent