impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
to kill; to choke the life out of
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
fraud; cheating; foul play; surely; absolutely; certainly
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
superior; superiors; senior
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to taste; to savor; to relish
necessary condition; requirement
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
drop (e.g. of water); drip
coating (esp. lacquering)
voice recognition; speech recognition
troublesome; annoying; complicated
impression given by a painting or image
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
extremely high speed; super speed
decision; judgment; resolution
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to tear up and throw away
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul