axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to go into labor; to go into labour
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
all-out attack; general offensive
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
Deva king (guardian god at a temple gate, holding a vajra); Vajrapani
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
turning sideways; landscape orientation
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
hand used like a sword in striking
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to hang around; to loaf around; to roll (of something large and heavy); to tumble; to be lying about (all over the place); to be strewn (everywhere)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely