before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
correction; rectification; mending; repair
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
hour of death; one's last moments; end of one's life
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
roundhouse kick; turning kick
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
sternocleidomastoid muscle; sternomastoid
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
cervical spinal cord; cervical cord
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
no way to do; nothing can be done
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
a few years ago; some years back