as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to lean against; to set against
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to make a speech; to address
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
sword strike; sword slash
intercept; interception; counter-attack
next; secondly; subsequently
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to mind; to care; to worry