reaction; response; reaction
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
riskiness; (level of) danger
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
interest (in something); enthusiasm
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
such; like that; in that way
baton (of command); order; command; direction
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)