idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
magic bullet; magic bullets
both hands; both arms; ten
sphere; counter for balls
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
body; physique; build; stature
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to have no chance (of succeeding)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
to tear off; to strip; to rob
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words