defeating in an instant; instant kill
direct unforked road; straight path
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to cover fully; to wrap around
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
jewel; precious stone; gem
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to do for (the sake of someone else)
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
thousands; several thousand
to come and go; to go back and forth
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
lightning strike; lightning bolt
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
one-by-one; separately; in detail
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
spot; point; place; position
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to stick it out (until the end)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to follow advice; to act upon advice
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to suit; to match; to become; to be like