to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
diversion; distraction; feint
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to carry around; to carry on one's person
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to take a backseat (to someone); to fall behind (someone); to be at a disadvantage; to be in a weak position; (lit.) to stand downwind
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort