to fall flat; to fall face down
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to half-rise to one's feet
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
large build; large pattern
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
of all things (days, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
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
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
riskiness; (level of) danger
forgetting; lapse of memory
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate