to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to chase; to run after; to pursue
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
stabilization; stabilisation
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty