trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
lightning strike; lightning bolt
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
offense and defense; offence and defence
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to fall flat; to fall face down
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress