above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to tumble down; to roll down
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to knock down; to knock off
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
threat; intimidation; menace
defense; defence; protection
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to choke; to have trouble breathing
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)