inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
the same rank; equality; apposition
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
by itself; automatically; naturally
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
great speed; recklessly fast speed
bowing (a string instrument)
in the face of; in defiance of
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
flight; desertion; escape
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
water (hydraulic) pressure
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
accomplishment; execution
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic