to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
sound wave; acoustic wave
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
match; game; bout; contest
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
trunk (of the body); soma
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
big frame; large figure; huge body
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
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
to leap back; to jump back
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
eye measurement; measure with eye
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
build; physique; frame; constitution
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)