to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
instant; moment; for an instant
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
allegiance; obedience; submission
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to lean against; to set against
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin