cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
front kick (esp. martial arts)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
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
to fall on one's backside
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
dangerous driving; reckless driving