blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
little by little; bit by bit
with a clashing or clanging sound
shoji (paper sliding door)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
and (also); both ... and; as well as
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
wooden doll; wooden figure
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
reason; logic; method; system; order
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
particular party or faction
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
tinder; touchwood; charcloth
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to chase; to run after; to pursue