worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to attack; to assault; to assail
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
this (very thing); this precisely
as usual; as is one's habit
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
two times; twice; two degrees
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
notice; attention; observation
hills and fields; hill and dale
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
site; point on a map; spot
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master