tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
release; emission; ejection
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to stop walking; to pause
to crawl out of; to creep out of
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
violent explosion; bursting
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch