to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
rather; better; instead; if anything
to surround; to crowd around
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole