defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to rock; to shake; to swing
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to shed light; to cast light
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
head start; initiative; preemption
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
any more; any further; any better; any longer
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit