to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
massing (of troops); gathering
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
sphere; counter for balls
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
thereupon; shortly thereafter
trivial; not amounting to much
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
with a crack; with a smash
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
in succession; one by one
originally; by nature; from the start
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
life; living; I; me; student
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell