to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
difficult to ...; hard to ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
one way or the other; either way
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
if it is the case that ...
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
limbs; arms and legs; body
to collapse into; to flop onto
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to smash; to break into pieces
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)