both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
even more; still more; further
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
practice; practising; training; study
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the last moment; the very end
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
next; secondly; subsequently