innumerable; countless; numberless
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
power; might; authority; influence
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
meaning; significance; sense
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression