interruption; suspension; break
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
violent explosion; bursting
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to keep away; to keep at a distance
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust