based on; built on; made from
leading person; foremost figure
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
another thing; exception; special case
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
conscious; deliberate; intentional
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
blow; shock; strike; batting
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
offense and defense; offence and defence
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
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)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
at the window; by the window; next to the window
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about