violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
classical form of martial art
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to become possible; to become able to (do)
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
volume of water kept in store
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
defense capability (defence)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to trample; to crush underfoot
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
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 trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to jump upon (a moving object)
at work; in the midst of work; working
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off