to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
this (very thing); this precisely
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
again; once again; yet again
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
three; three years of age
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
end of a match; end of a game
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air