quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
straight; as the crow flies
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
reality; actuality; hard fact
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thought; consideration; thinking
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
sympathy; compassion; pity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on