gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
running away; escaping on foot
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
conviction; belief; confidence
slope; slanting surface; bevel
beyond that point; after that
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
the touch of; feel of; texture
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
minimum; at the very least