to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
should; must; -able; probably; likely
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
cooperation; coordination; link
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
depending on; dependent on
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
behind; in the rear; in back
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
fine-meshed bamboo basket
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
three; three years of age
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
with a crack; with a smash
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)