to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
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 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; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
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)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
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 trying to escape
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
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; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
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)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to make an appearance; to show up
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable