to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
directly opposite; right in front
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
each place; various places
function; facility; faculty; feature
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise