essence; true nature; substance; reality
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
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.)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to pile up; to accumulate
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
forgetting; lapse of memory
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to stop walking; to pause
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
useless resistance; vain struggle
calm; composed; leisurely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize