artificial muscle; synthetic muscle
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
violent emotion; passion; fury
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to collapse into; to flop onto
instant; moment; for an instant
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
much less; to say nothing of
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
discrimination; discernment; identification
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
recovery; rescue; recapture
great cause; moral law; justice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name