to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
willpower; energy; vitality
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
slope; slanting surface; bevel
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
everywhere; all over; throughout
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
to put into the mouth; to eat
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
maid; helper; help; assistance
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
mountain hunt; combing the mountains (for a criminal, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)