strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to thrust before; to thrust at
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to move forward; to move on
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to hand over; to surrender
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
rustling; refreshing; clearly
for example; for instance; e.g.