leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to call each other; to call out to one another
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
giving up; quitting; surrendering
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
throwing technique; throw
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle