abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
technique; art; skill; move
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to dye; to colour; to color
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to run up to; to rush over
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize