cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
snake; serpent; large snake
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
scattering (in all directions)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to collapse into; to flop onto
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp