to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(right at the) side; just beside
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
preservation; retainment; keeping
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
(in) the air; midair; sky
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
embodiment; realization; materialization
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to blaze; to burn brightly
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with