just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
rather than; more ... than ...
to hit hard; to strike hard
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(theatrical) fighting scene
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sweeping sideways; mowing down
two equal parts; exactly two parts
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
power; might; authority; influence
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall