prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
height (measured at the withers)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
worst-ever; history's worst
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
spot; point; place; position
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to lose a closely fought contest
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to lose sight of; to miss
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled