box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
storehouse; warehouse; godown
on the occasion of; at the time of
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to take a breath; to take a short rest
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
roundhouse kick; turning kick
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to bend; to warp; to curve
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to push (something) against
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure