underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
grudge; malice; intention; disposition; obstinacy; reason
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
(center portion of a) scroll (centre)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
else; in addition; besides
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
(verbal) abuse; insulting remark; taunt
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)