drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
training; drill; practice; discipline
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
to be sacked; to be dismissed
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
if you think about it; come to think of it
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
mouth of a (sword) sheath
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
furnishings; implements; equipment
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to jump upon (a moving object)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
just above; right overhead
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood