to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
suddenly; all of a sudden
right angle; perpendicular
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
rope; cord; policeman's rope
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
one by one; one after another; successively
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained