to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
class; heading; group; category
successively; one after another
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
soldier; combatant; warrior
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
ultralight; ultralightweight
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
enemy's strength or fighting power
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to collapse into; to flop onto
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
literally; to the letter; literal
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
hitting a ball; batting; stroke