initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
blow; shock; strike; batting
violent explosion; bursting
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
classical form of martial art
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
living up to one's reputation
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to lead someone around by the nose
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to shoot a person to death
change; alteration; modification
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
multiple personality; split personality