failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
with a collapse; with a slump
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo