to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
tank (military vehicle); chariot
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
like this; this sort; this way
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
image; figure; figure; form; image
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
interior design; interior; upholstery
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
as you see; as you can see
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
decoration; ornament; trimmings
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing