skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
matter of time; question of time
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
match; game; bout; contest
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to dance; to perform dance steps
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
exaltation; emotional uplift
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory