to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body
twice; again; second time
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
like this; in this way; as you see
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be injured; to sustain a wound
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate