hitting a ball; batting; stroke
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
otherwise; or else; if not
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
cesspool; sink; manure sink
palm heel; heel of the palm
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
fighting stance; fighting pose
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
big forehead; fivehead; asshole
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
dawning (of a new era); dawn
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)