intelligence; intellect; brains
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to jump from one thing to another
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
arrest; apprehension; capture
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
cross; crossed; cruciform
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to compose; to put together
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
error; mistake; slip; bug
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with