orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
mobility; maneuverability
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
arranging; ordering; sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; array
battle formation; military formation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
spot; point; place; position
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
upper half of the body; upper body
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
exchange of blows; long rally
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
transcendence; transcendency
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback