to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
safety zone; traffic island
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
bipartite; in two parts; double
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)