stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
light of the setting sun; figure lit by the evening sun
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
grief; mourning; lamentation
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
front; frontage; facade; main
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
stone (used for throwing)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to attack; to assault; to assail
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
in the meanwhile; during the time
instant; moment; for an instant