to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
several hundred; hundreds (of)
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
big snake; (large) serpent
one by one; one after another; successively
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to jar; to creak; to grate
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
directions; instructions; orders; command
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
even more; still more; further
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
both hands; both arms; ten
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)