to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
true character; true heart; true spirit
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
interruption; suspension; break
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
sword skills; swordsmanship
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
technique; art; skill; move
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
cesspool; sink; manure sink
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
place; situation; position; location
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)