to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
classical form of martial art
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
opposite side; opposition
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to keep (a person) waiting
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
warp; curvature; curve; arch
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
godparent; first person to give something its name
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
continuation; succession; series
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)