to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
opening fully; full throttle; full power
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to slide into; to slip into
double-edged; double-edged blade
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to triumph; to be elated with success
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to grimace; to make a wry face
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to