defense; defence; safeguard; protection
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
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)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
spider's thread; spider silk
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
chance (of success); odds
finish; finishing; finishing touches
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to jar; to creak; to grate