to be hot on a person's heels
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to shave off; to scrape off
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
inside; interior; inner part
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
exhaust sound; exhaust note
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)