liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
five (long cylindrical things)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
easy to read; legible; clear
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
still (continuing); as ever; further
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
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
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
technique; art; skill; move
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to move forward; to move on
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
joint-locking technique (in judo)
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
defense; defence; protection
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)