to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
two equal parts; exactly two parts
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
imagination; supposition; guess
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
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)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
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
sternum; breastplate; plastron
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
stepping back; drawing back
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
again; once more; a second time
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
technique; art; skill; move
by myself; in person; by oneself
how; in what way; how about
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually