long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to attack; to assault; to assail
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to rock; to shake; to swing
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to thrust before; to thrust at
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
too much; excessively; too
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
sweeping sideways; mowing down
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to attempt; to test; to try out
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone