light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
water vapour; water vapor; steam
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
section; cross section; profile
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
reel for a spare bowstring
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
straying; wandering off course
operation; functioning; running
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
tension; tensile strength
to shake; to waver; to tremble
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
remaining; left-over; excess
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
tandem; (riding with a) passenger on a motorcycle
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up