(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to attack; to assault; to assail
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to be helpful; to be useful
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
advance; moving forward; progress