to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
blow; shock; strike; batting
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
snake; serpent; large snake
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
light; easy; non-serious; minor
up in a tree; in the trees
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)