in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
physical education; PE; gym (class)
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
ago; since; before; previous
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
power; might; authority; influence
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
two (long cylindrical things)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
chink in the armor (armour)
to take away; to carry off
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)