to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
rising; ascending; climbing
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to come back; to return; to recur
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
silence; stillness; quietness
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
true character; true heart; true spirit
supply; supplying; replenishment
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
standing firm; holding out
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
ninja throwing knives; mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding