shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
snake; serpent; large snake
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
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
end of life; death; annihilation
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)