careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
surroundings; environs; circumference
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to step back; to walk backwards
rather; sooner; preferably
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
almost; roughly; approximately
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
well versed; thorough knowledge
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
difference; variation; difference
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current