strength; power; proficiency; ability
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to bend; to warp; to curve
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to project; to stick out; to stand out
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing