confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
adds force or indicates command
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pride; boast; credit (to)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to blaze; to burn brightly
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to knock down; to knock off
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself