nothing but; none other than
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
pronunciation; production of sound
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
natural; reasonable; understandable
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go along; to walk along; to follow
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest