ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
quick firing; rapid firing
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
several shots; several blows
coincident with; while; simultaneously
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to state; to express; to mention
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
conviction; belief; confidence
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
critical point (temperature)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bowing (a string instrument)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to fill a hole with earth
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
inundation; submersion; flood
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
water (hydraulic) pressure
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)