posture; position; stance
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
my spouse; my wife; my husband
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
one revolution; one rotation
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to spring at; to leap upon
directly opposite; right in front
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net