to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
cannot be compared with; no match for
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
training; drill; practice; discipline
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to fight with swords; to cross swords