to form a circle; to stand in a circle
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
match; game; bout; contest
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
lethality; killing effectiveness
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
all parts; various parts; every department
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
big frame; large figure; huge body
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun