(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to jump up and down; to hop
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
top of the head; crown of the head
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to mow; to reap; to harvest