to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
chestnut (horse coat color)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
contest of strength; trial of strength
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
body; physique; build; stature
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
negative emotions; negative feelings
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while