ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
former name for makushita division
roundhouse kick; turning kick
what day?; what day of the week?
extended leave; long vacation
intensive; concentrated; focused
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
kick; treating (someone) poorly
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
superheating; overheating
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
end of life; death; annihilation
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)